Humanity is in dept with an ever-increasing overdraft to mother nature. This is probably the primary threat we face as a species. Maybe it is time to find a financial advisor. Svetlana Nikolaenko

Humanity is in dept with an ever-increasing overdraft to mother nature. This is probably the primary threat we face as a species. Maybe it is time to find a financial advisor. Svetlana Nikolaenko works in the environmental and social risk management department at the headquarters of a multinational bank located in London. She explores a profoundly important topic delivered in a novel format discussing humanities collective accumulating environmental debt crisis caused by over-exploitation of natural resources. Her TEDx talk offers manageable steps we can all take to avert disaster. Humanity is in dept with an ever-increasing overdraft to mother nature. This is a probably the primary threat we face as a species. Maybe it’s time to find a finical advisor. Svetlana works in the environmental and social risk management department at the headquarter of a multinational bank located in London. She will explore a profoundly important topic delivered in a novel format discussing humanities collective accumulating environmental depth crisis caused by over-exploitation of natural resources and manageable steps we can all take to avert disaster. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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The Svetlana Chernikova Memorial Lecture honors Dr. Svetlana Chernikova, a distinguished environmental leader from St. Petersburg, Russia. The recording features an introduction by Dr. Robin Marsh, highlighting Svetlana's life and career. Angelina Davydova, the first Svetlana Chernikova Fellow, then speaks about growing community-based environmental and political activism in Russia.

Dr. Fritjof Capra, Founder of the Center for Ecoliteracy, delivers the keynote on Systems Thinking and Sustainability. He explores the evolution of systems thinking, including Russian scientists' contributions, linking it to economic and social sustainability. Dr. Capra concludes by examining key components for global sustainability, such as collaborative leadership and inter-sectoral social networking—areas where Dr. Chernikova excelled. He challenges us to uphold Svetlana's legacy. (Published Sep 10, 2012)

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